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    One silly question!

    today i found one email in my spam folder and i checked the link on that email. again it was one scam site. i just wondered, why all scam sites have kinda similar look. lol :P
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    Re: One silly question!

    I'm guessing its because the designs are easy to make and many less experienced individuals tend to fall for these designs.

    I typically find many scam sites to be similar to those "Get Rich Quick" scheme websites.

    Typical website look:
    -Huge fonts at the top
    -Red text
    -Highlighted text
    -Underlined text
    -Formatted like a huge letter
    -A long list of testimonials in individual boxes toward to the bottom of the page, each with their own picture
    -The end of the webpage is a signature by the person talking (ends the letter)
    -A ridiculous list of PS, PPS, PPPS
    -When you try to leave the page, there's some popup enticing you to stay with a special offer (and possibly a fake expiration date and number of packages left)

    Of course, sites that look like these aren't always scams, though most are and I don't trust sites that look like this. I have seen a few sites that trustworthy sites recommend that look like this (though I never actually tried the products being offered myself).
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    Re: One silly question!

    Quote Originally Posted by techairlines View Post
    I'm guessing its because the designs are easy to make and many less experienced individuals tend to fall for these designs.

    I typically find many scam sites to be similar to those "Get Rich Quick" scheme websites.

    Typical website look:
    -Huge fonts at the top
    -Red text
    -Highlighted text
    -Underlined text
    -Formatted like a huge letter
    -A long list of testimonials in individual boxes toward to the bottom of the page, each with their own picture
    -The end of the webpage is a signature by the person talking (ends the letter)
    -A ridiculous list of PS, PPS, PPPS
    -When you try to leave the page, there's some popup enticing you to stay with a special offer (and possibly a fake expiration date and number of packages left)

    Of course, sites that look like these aren't always scams, though most are and I don't trust sites that look like this. I have seen a few sites that trustworthy sites recommend that look like this (though I never actually tried the products being offered myself).
    or any software that can make such sites with few clicks?? Such sites are not pleasant to eyes. I can make even better if i have to design any such site.

    Every scammer think in a same way, and inclined to design their site in the way same is little hard to believe. That look is infamous and perhaps scammers know that very well. :P
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